Collapsible box, packing case, and the like



Mar. 13, 1923.

J. w. COOPER coLLAPsIBLE BOX, PACKING bAsE, AND THE LIKE 6, 1921 5sheets-sheet l Filled Dec.

Mgr. 13, 1923. 1,448,433

Y J. W. COOPER coLLAPsIBLE Box, PACKINGGASE, AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 6,1921 5 sheets-sheet E,

Mair; 13, 1923., 1,448,433

J; w. COOPER COLLAPSIBLE BOX PACKING CASE, AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 6,1921 5 sheets-sheet 5 CVM` A grufc; l

Flam; 2' 'a Patented Mar. 13, 1923.

eATNr COLLAI'SIBLE B0X.. PACKING CASE, AND THE-LIKE- ApplicationlelIDecembe'r 6,1921.. Serial No.'520,2l 19. v

vTo all'wwmz'tmay concern;

Be it known that I, JOHN VILLIAM COOPER, a subject ofthe Kingr of GreatBritain, residing at Kingston-upon-Hull, in. thewcounty '5 of'York,England, have invented certain new' and `useful Improvements in 1CollapsibleQBoXes, PackingV Cases, and the like, Vof which the vfollowinga specification.A

This inventionhas reference toboxes, V packing-casesandiA the like.'andi especially those In-ade -ofliw'oodv My invention hasfor -itsprimary. object A the lproduction-y of.' af. boX.- or. paekingcase whichcanl :be collapsed andl'fol'dedz upwhen not in use, andwhenfol'd'ed upwillionlyfoc.- cupy a' small space when beingstoredior when beingcarried' asanA empty on railways, in ships andthe like.

A further object is to provide boxes and cases of the kindLmentionedlywith means. for so securing the lid-ofthe box orcaseinposition when the-box or ycase is in use that such lid cannot beremovedwithout the factbe.- ing quickly detected.: l

Vith these and other objects'vin View the invention consistsin` thenovel combination and l arrangement of'v parts .hereinafter described,-illustrated inf, the accompanying drawings and "pointed `out in theclaimshere.- unto appended, it beingV understood that various. changesin the form of someofithe parts and in Iminor details of constructionWithin thev scope of the claimsln-ayfloel rcsorted to, without departurefrom the spirit or sacijicing any of the advantages off the invention.

Inz the accompanying drawinvgs ,-Eig. l isa perspective view of Fa Yshallowboi; embodying my invention but with. the .li'dremovedg Fig. 2 isa-plan viewofithe boxbody, and 3; is a. perspective view of"th e,.lid'.`4V Fig.- 4 ris a'perspeztive'J viewfof the ,boxbodypartllyfolded, and Fig.- is a viewbffitfol'ded or closed up andtlielid'inpositiont Fig.

a.l portion of` the metal top corner ofthe end piecebeingbrokenawayltoshow the means for connecting'sucli endaiid the:adjoiningeside piecewhen in theifrpe-rpendieular position. Fig. 'is a verticalseotioiifjof-the vertical-'leaf of one ofthe hingesby 4which-oneendpieceof theA box is hinged*toftheiboxfbottom, provided withT thepivotedjeyewltiehformsa par@ QfftheaneeaH-Si011-Sereefeepel toaside-piece, Fig.` SeisaA Ifrfoi't Lview--.of-fthe 6 is an end view ofaportion-fof?tlie-boXl-b'ody,

same. Eig.-l 9 'represents' one'end of zone end piece and' portion oflthe bottom of the. b'oX body. and'shows the. openingin the metal cornero-fjthefend piece toireceive the eye on theside portion and the pinwhich passes LCE;

throughsucheye tosecure thesaidendxand side portions in their uprightposition, Fig. 10 is a section of onelcorner ofthe boX on thefline oar-wof-Eigjt `Fig.` llis af per# spective view-of a deep boxfshowing onelofthe sides'provided with doublel hinges lto-aly lowit to fold under'theside opposite toit and one of thefother sides .with hinges suitable to.allow it to foldfover thefwsideopposite to it, Fig. l2 is asideviewfof-iaportion of th'ehoXI showingin dotted lines twoofth'e sidesfolded o'ver the bottom :of theboX, 13 is a. View ofthe adjoining sideofthe same showing in dotted lines the other two sides folded underthebox, bottom, andlfigg` l/lis anl end- :viewfof i al portion of a. box'showing al means -forpreventing the metal depending members ofthe box`lid Jfrom being." forced out-of the holes inthe end ofthe b'oXi, whichthey.engage.` v W. l

Referring to the drawings, A indicates-fthe bottom of the box, B andBl'arethetwof ends of thelbo-X which arev so hingedfto thebottom A; thatthey y.will fold,l oversuchil bottom,"y and C, C11 are th'etwo sides.ofthe box yand fwhi-cli are so hinged to the said bottom A-thatftheywill fold'underfsuchbottom blfndicatinpr thehingesfof-the twocends B, B1and-uc.V4 c1 thehinges. ofthe twosides G andGl; The leaves of `thehinges which are. secured ,to the side piecesC, CeXtendupf-the; outsideof the,--said.;sidey pieces land have each a= Iprojection 0?'-formedaccording to aconvenient inode.` by,v makinga` i suitablyf shaped` 4cutin the leaf and pressing 1 inwardlythe' piece of metal withinfthe cut.'These.projections1pass into .slot-holes 0?. intheV side` pieces of' theboxf andV toy i eachy yof Suche proj ectionsis pivl oted a flatg-metalpiece.v cprovided at itsl (iu-termend1withy a hole, these ymetalpieces-being adapted. to bef'- turned sideways into.` the slotholese 03a=when the .box isi folded'up;

'Ihetopcornersoffthe two end pieces B, ofgthe. box` are. cut awayfandhollow :met al corner `pieces- B are..- substitutedtherefor,` eachcorner piece beingprovided with-an aperture-dz.i nits.outerend (ir-edge,and; with a hole in its top. :int-o.. which hole is` inserted enlargedtop, the said pins securing'theends.

and sides of the box together in their upright posit-ion when, the boxis opened out .tor use, by passing through the holes in the projectionso'i pivoted to the projections c2 on the vertical leaves of the hingesc, 01 by which the side pieces C, C1 of the box are hinged to the boxbottom A.

In the case of a box the ends and sides of which` if the box is anoblong one, or the four sides of which if it is a square one, are ofsuch a height that when folded those which fold over the box bottomwould not lie in the same plane and those which fold under such bottomwould not lie in the same plane, if hinged in the ordinary way, Iprovide one of the ends or sides as the case may be, which fold over thebox bottom, with hinges the joint of each of which instead of being atthe juncture of such end or side with the bottom of 4the box, is at apoint a suitable distance above the bottom of the box as indicated at b2Figs. 11, 12 and 13 of thefdrawings, whereby such end or side will foldover and lie in the same plane as the opposite end or side, and in thecase of the ends or sides which -lold under the bottom of the box, Iprovide the hinges of one of suoli ends or sides with a supplementaryjoint as indicated at c6 in Figs. 11 and 13 of the drawings, wherebysuch end or side will fold under and will lie in the same plane as theopposite end or side. E, .E are two metal eyes secured to the end pieceB of the box and which` project above the top of such end, and F, F aretwo slot-holes in the end B1 of the box.

G indicates the lid of the box which is provided at one end with twometal depending members g, g1 which have inwardly turned bottom ends,and at its other end with two holes g2, g3.

To fit the lid on the open box body, the inwardly turned bottom ends ofthe depending members g, g1 fitted to one end of such lid are insertedin the two slot-holes F, F in one end or side piece, as the case may be,of the box body, and the lid lowered on to the open top of the box bodywhen the eyes E, E secured to the opposite end or side o'E the box bodywill projectupwardly through the holes' g2, g3 in the lid. A rod H isthen passed through thereyes E, E, the said rod being suitably enlargedat one end h to prevent it from being pulled through such eyes in onedirection and being provided at the other end with aneye through whichcan be passed t-he hinged shackle of a padlock, or a cord or the like tothe two ends of which a lead or like seal h1 can be applied to preventthe withdrawal of the rod by an unauthorized person, or if' suoli rod iswithdrawn, rendering it necessary to remove the padlock or the seal soenablingthe fact that the rod has been tampered with to be readilydetected I 4 Leashes To prevent the metal depending members g, g1 oi thelid from being pried out oi: the slot-holes F, F in the end B1 ot thebox body whereby the lid could be raised at that end and access begained to the contents of the box, without removing the rod H, l mayprovide the end or side B1 of the box body with eyes J. J preferablyformed integral with plates d1, Jlsecured by preference to the inside ofsuch end B1, which eyes pass through holes in the end of thev box andthrough correspondingly situated holes Jformed in the metal dependingmembers g, g1 on the lid, through which eyes J, J l pass a rod K thesaid rod being suitably enlarged or formed at one end to prevent it frombein g pulled through the eyes in one direction, and being' erovided atthe other end with an eye to take the hinged shackle ot a padlock, or totake ay cord or the like to the two ends ot which a lead or the likeseal kcan be applied, see Fig. 14. of the drawings.

When the box is to be folded or' closed up',

the lid is removed, the two end pieces andthe two side pieces, or theytwo` pairs of side pieces as the case may be, of the box body, dependingupon the box is an oblong one or asquare one, are turned or folded theone pair over the box bottom and the other pair under such bottommembers g, g1 iitted to one end of the lidare passed on to one end orside of the folded body and their int-urned bottom ends project underand engage the two side pieces or one of the end pieces folded under thebox bottom, the lid itself lying flat on the side or end pieces whichare folded over the said box bottom, the lid being secured in positionby pieces of cord or the like passed through the holes g2, g3 in suchlid and through other holes which cou-ld be provided for the purpose inthe corresponding end oi' the box bottom, or by a cord or cords passedaround the folded box, or by any other yconvenient means as willbereadily understood.

What I claim and desire to secure by .Letters Patent is 1. In a box,packing-case or the like, a bottom piece, two end pieces so hinged tothe two ends of such bottom piece as to be adapted to fold over thesame, and two side pieces so hinged to the said bottom piece as to beadapted to 'fold under the same, the two side pieces beingy providedwith pivoted eyes and the two end pieces with metal boxM like cornerseach having an aperture to receive the pivoted. eye on the adjoiningside piece, and with a pin to passv into such eye to secure the end andside pieces together in their perpendicular position to form the openbox, case or the like. 1

2. In a box, packing-case or the like, a' bottom piece, two end piecesso hinged to the two ends of such bottom-piece as to be adapted to feld*over theysame, and two side pieces and the depending metal so hinged tothe said bottom piece as to be adapted to fold under the same, the twoside pieces being provided with pivoted eyes and the two end pieces withmetal box-like corners each having an aperture to receive the pivotedeye on the adjoining side piece, and a pin to pass int-o such eye tosecure the end and side pieces together in their perpendicular positionto form theopen box, case or the like, eye pieces secured to one endpiece and projecting above the top of the same and two slot-holesin theopposite end piece. A

3. In a box, packing-case or the like, a bottom piece, two end pieces sohinged to the two ends of such bottom piece as" to be adapte-d to foldAover the same, and two side pieces so hinged to the said bottom piece asto be adapted to fold under the same, the two side pieces being providedwith pivoted eyesand the two end pieces with metal boxlike corners eachhaving an aperture to receive the pivoted eye on the adjoining sidepiece, and a pin to pass'into such eye to se cure the end and sidepieces together in their l perpendicular position t form the open box,

case or the like, eye pieces secured to one end piece and projectingabove the top of the same, two slot-holes in the opposite end piece, alid provided with metal depending members having inturned bottom ends,fitted. at one of its ends and two holes through its opposite end, and arod adapted to pass through the eyes which pass through the holes in oneend of the lid when the lid is in position on the open box body, thesaid rod having one end 'enlarged or suitably formed to prevent it frombeing drawn through the said eyes and being provided with an eye at itsother end to take the hinged shackle of a padlock, or a cord or the liketo the two ends of which can be applied a lead or like seal.

4. In a box, packing-case or the like, a

same, two slot holes in so hinged to the said bottom `piece as to be, p

adapted to fold under the same, the two side pieces being provided withpivoted eyes and the two end pieces with metal box-like corners eachhaving an aperture to receive thel pivoted eyes on the adjoining sidepiece and a pin to pass into such eye to secure'the end and side piecestogether in their perpendicular position to formethe-open box, case orthe like, eye pieces secured to one end w piece and projecting above thetop of the piece, a lid provided with metall depending members havinginturned bottom ends, fitted at one of its ends, andy two holes atitsopposite end, a rod adapted to pass through the eyes which pass throughthe holes in one end ofthe lid when the lid is in position on theopenbox body,

it from being drawn through the said eyes/ and being provided with aneye at end to take the hinged shackle of a or a cord or the like to thetwo ends a lead or like seal can be applied, eyes carried by one endofthe box body, the said padlock.

the` opposite end i the said rod having one g end enlarged or suitablyformed to prevent `the other f of which t eyes passing through Aholes inthe down- Wardly projecting metal members fitted" to lid is in Y a rodadapted to pass through such eyes, the said rod having one end enlargedor suitably .formed to prevent it from being drawn `Jol-nv'WILLIAMCOOPER,"

'I5`A the corresponding end of thevlid, vwhen thel position on the openbox body, and Y i 1

